If you are hosting a giveaway on your blog, can you require a contestant to "like" a company's page for entry into the contest? The way I have always understood it, is that you cannot. But I have been seeing this requirement on a number of blogs as well as being requested by a number of companies. I have read over the guidelines, but those are all for hosting a giveaway on your actual Facebook page. Does anyone have any advice or an opinion on this, or better yet the actual rules about…See More

I am the mother of 2 amazing little boys and I've been with their father for 11 years. I make handmade jewelry and other crafts in my spare time. I'm addicted to blogging and I love to try new products and host giveaways.

What is your blogging philosophy?

I think blogging should be an outlet. I don't think other women should tear each other down the way they do online. The cattiness can be ridiculous.

Hi there from The Girlz Korner in upstate New York where you'll find light, witty and rather entertaining articles on every topic imaginable from The Little Black Dress to Making Whoopie. So if you get a chance to kick back and exhale, if only for a brief moment ... come on over and see me some time.

Hey Melissa - I'm a newbie on doing reviews, but would like to start doing reviews on my blogs. I read your post about reviewing fiction for Harper Collins. Can you give me a brief explanation of how this works? Thanks.